Legal Opinion
Peshlakai v. Duncan
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 16, 1979No. Civ. A. 78-2416PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
This action seeks to halt federal approvals for uranium mining and milling activities in the San Juan Basin 1 which accounts for nearly half of the nation’s production of uranium and almost three-fifths of its uranium reserves. The activities in question are designed to permit the production of uranium concentrate, commonly called yellowcake, 2 and it is claimed by plaintiffs that they may not be allowed to continue absent the preparation of certain environmental impact statements (EIS). The motion for preliminary injunction presently before the Court…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by10 opinions
- The Township of Lower Alloways Creek v. Public Service Electric & Gas Company, and the United States of America Nuclear Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Sierra Club v. HodelDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1987
- Fund for Animals v. WilliamsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
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- Daingerfield Island Protective Society v. HodelDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1989
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